Showing posts with label La Esquina Bar & Grill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label La Esquina Bar & Grill. Show all posts
Monday, November 23, 2015
6th Street switcharoos: Another name change for La Esquina Burritos and Bar; Spice Cove exits
As we pointed out back in March, Figaro Cafe Bistro Bar & Grill changed its names/concepts to La Esquina Bar & Grill here on First Avenue at East Sixth Street... Perhaps to alleviate any confusion between this La Esquina and the Kenmare Street establishments (La Esquina Taqueria and Cafe/La Esquina Brasserie & Tequila Bar), the name evolved to La Esquina Burritos and Bar.
And some time in the past two weeks, the place changed names again, to East Village Burritos and Bar.
Unfortunately, the name change hasn't inspired any additional dinership... when we walked by on Friday evening, the restaurant was empty...
After Banjara left the corner, Figaro Villaggio, an Italian bar-restaurant, opened in January 2014. They later changed the name to Figaro Cafe Bistro Bar & Grill and, by November 2014, gave up part of the space to an Indian restaurant called Apna Masala. (All from the same owners, as we understand it.)
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And at 326 E. Sixth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue, Spice Cove has closed... and Banana Leaf, a Sri Lankan restaurant on West 28th Street, is on the way in...
Spice Cove and Banana Leaf apparently share the same ownership, and will serve Sri Lankan and Indian specialities from both restaurants.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Banjara space yielding to Figaro Bistro Grill, 15 comments
Banjara moving soon to the Haveli space on Second Avenue
Indian cuisine returning to the corner of 1st Avenue and East 6th Street
Figaro Cafe Bistro Bar & Grill is now La Esquina (not that one) Bar & Grill
La Esquina Burritos & Bar signage up on 1st Avenue
Thursday, September 24, 2015
DOH temporarily closes La Esquina Bar & Grill on 1st Avenue
A DOH inspector paid a visit to La Esquina Bar & Grill on First Avenue and East Sixth Street on Tuesday, and apparently didn't like what he or she saw… the restaurant is temporarily closed…
The inspector found 69 violation points … for things such as "Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas." (You can find the report at the DOH website here.)
Figaro Cafe Bistro Bar & Grill changed concepts/names to La Esquina Bar & Grill in March.
H/T Vinny & O
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
La Esquina Burritos & Bar signage up on 1st Avenue
As we noted last week, Figaro Cafe Bistro Bar & Grill on First Avenue and East Sixth Street… was changing up concepts and now going by La Esquina Bar & Grill, per the signs in the window.
Perhaps to alleviate any confusion between this La Esquina and the Kenmare Street establishments — La Esquina Taqueria and Cafe/La Esquina Brasserie & Tequila Bar — ownership must have decided on a variation… the new signage/awning combo is now up…
[Photo via @sheeplessnomad]
La Esquina Burritos and Bar...
[Photo by Vinny and O]
Figaro opened in January 2014, taking over the space from Banjara.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Figaro Cafe Bistro Bar & Grill is now La Esquina (not that one) Bar & Grill
We just noticed the other day that the Figaro Cafe Bistro Bar & Grill on First Avenue and East Sixth Street… is now going by La Esquina Bar & Grill…
… with a new taco-and-burrito-friendly menu…
One EVG reader suggested that this might be an offshoot of the Kenmare Street hotspots — La Esquina Taqueria and Cafe/La Esquina Brasserie & Tequila Bar.
So we called La Esquina. No, they have not (quietly) expanded to the East Village. Apparently the Figaro owners are just chaining up the concept.
Figaro opened in January 2014, taking over the space from Banjara. In November, Figaro split up the space, with Apna Masala opening on the East Sixth Street side.
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